Theater (or is it theaTRE?) wins the week with season openers from Know to Playhouse to Cincinnati’s brilliant community theaters. Sing along with some Broadway showstoppers or settle in for the Bach B Minor. Great jazz, Lili Boulanger, a little poetry and a couple of good films round out your week.
Matinée Musicale Cincinnati – presenters of classical music recitals since Richard Strauss premiered his opera, “Der Rosenkavalier,” and Stravinsky his ballet, “Petrushka” – offers season No. 113 opening in September with the first of five recitals. The 2026-27 line-up features established stars as well as rising talents – vocal and instrumental soloists and a world-class chamber music ensemble.
You’ve no doubt noticed that the first round of spring flowers exploded in color last week. The region’s stages are bursting like that this week with music and drama. Think of it as cultural March madness: We’ll make the first cut, but you have to fill your bracket from there.
Each year, high school and college students from across Greater Cincinnati showcase their talent at the Nancy F. Walker Memorial Auditions.
Uhhhh, what was that falling from the sky earlier this week? Could it be that winter will actually come? Don’t panic. Just find someplace cozy to settle in with a good book, a good story, good jazz or good chamber music. Don’t know where to do that? Fortunately, I have a few suggestions. Read on.
This year’s awards will support projects across Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and eastern Indiana, ranging from youth orchestras and vocal scholarships to free community concerts and music outreach initiatives.
Pianist Manami Suzuki will make her United States debut, Sept. 7, as the opening recital in the 2025-26 season presented by Matinée Musicale.
The Nancy F. Walker Memorial Scholarship Auditions drew 44 applicants from local colleges and public, private and home schools this year.
Matineée Musicale Cincinnati presents mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, winner of prestigious awards – including the Marilyn Horne Foundation Vocal Competition and the Richard Tucker Foundation Award.
The grants to 21 regional organizations to support a range of outreach programs focused on the promotion of music and music education.
